[6SJ7]

The Nimrod is the military variant of the De Havilland Comet. It’s a late 1940’s design.

I thought of the 'Comet' when I saw those engine nacelles imbedded in the wing. Of course the Comet had its own problems with catastrophic airframe failure.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

How ironic that, a few posts up, we learn that the British treasury thinks there are a few billion dollars available to trim from the defence budget. It takes money to run a modern military force, folks. If you don’t want to pay the bill, then what do you expect?

TC